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MEXICO a ' Police are looking for one or more people who broke into the Free Store sometime between Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning and stole more than $500 in new clothing meant for the annual Santa's Helpers project.

RUMFORD a ' Aside from being the "Joke of the Day" on Thursday in the municipal building, there were no more reported sightings of a giant snake in Rumford's canal system.

Terry Karkos/Sun Journal Two people told Rumford police dispatcher Sue Milligan on Wednesday morning that they saw a 17-foot-long boa constrictor enter the Rumford canal here behind Bartash's store, seen in the background.

Eileen Adams/Sun Journal Gerry and Tami Allaire take photos at the washout of the bridge spanning Thurston Brook along the South Rumford Road Monday morning.

Emergency crews in Oxford County were busy Saturday afternoon and into the night dealing with washed-out roads.

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TV icon Ed McMahon - most famous for his work as Johnny Carson's announcer and his role as "The Human Laugh Track" on The Tonight Show - passed away today at the age of 86.

SWANS ISLAND : Our fourth grade teacher, Mark Woida, had the following on the school Web site: a oeThis Monday evening the Swan's Island School held ita s annual graduation ceremony in fine style.

A judge will determine how long a 23-year-old man should spend in jail for robbing a Big Apple store and stealing from a home, both in Mexico.

CAMDEN : It is customary for the Maine Legislature to ask a religious leader to present a prayer at the opening sessions of the House of Representatives and the Senate.

The Board of Selectmen welcomed back former member Steve Donahue after his election this week.

The following incidents were handled recently by the Mexico Police Department. Burglaries Two burglaries of vehicles parked in the driveways of Osgood Avenue residents are believed to be related, Sgt.

U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud spent much of Friday meeting with Piscataquis County residents in an effort to learn more about the problems facing the county.

The following arrests were recorded at the Oxford County Jail: Linwood L. Hanson, 45, of Mexico, May 26, Lewiston District Court warrant for terrorizing, $500 unsecured bail, Mexico Police Department.

An apparently related spree of vandalism and thefts took place during the night of the weekend of May 16 and 17 in the Highland Terrace area.

Crash On May 18 at 1:35 p.m., a 1999 Ford owned and operated by Alfreda Cote, 78, of Dixfield was stopped at Lincoln Avenue preparing to turn left onto Franklin Street.

Rory Wood loves wood. The 30-year South African timber merchant's roots go back to his ancestors who immigrated to Port Elizabeth, South Africa, from Ireland in 1820 and established a timber business there.

Massachusetts metallers RAVAGE have been confirmed for Mexico Metalfest , set to take place August 2 at the Mexico Recreation Park in Mexico, Maine.

About 150 former and present staff members bid farewell to SAD 39 Thursday night with a promise from newly formed Western Foothills School District Superintendent Tom Ward that the the district and two others will become one family.

Oxford Networks announced that longtime employee Andi Hoyt has celebrated her 30th year of employment with the company.